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A Study Evaluating the Efficacy of Xanomeline/Trospium (XT) on Cognitive Impairment After 24 and 52 Weeks of Treatment in Adult Participants With Schizophrenia
Sponsor: European Group for Research In Schizophrenia
Summary
Schizophrenia is a long-lasting and serious mental health disorder that affects about 1% of people worldwide. It can cause symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions (called positive symptoms), confused or disorganized thinking, reduced motivation and emotional expression (negative symptoms), difficulties with memory and concentration (cognitive symptoms), and movement problems like restlessness or slowed activity. Current treatments, called antipsychotics, mainly work by blocking dopamine in the brain. These medicines are helpful for hallucinations and delusions, but they do little to improve negative or cognitive symptoms. A new medicine, Xanomeline/Trospium (XT), works differently. It targets a brain system called the muscarinic acetylcholine receptors while limiting side effects elsewhere in the body. Clinical trials have shown that XT reduces psychotic symptoms effectively and is generally well tolerated. The FDA approved XT in 2024 for adults with schizophrenia. Importantly, early results also suggest that XT may help improve thinking and memory (cognition domains), though this has not yet been studied in depth. Most schizophrenia drug studies pay little attention to long-term changes in cognition, often using only short screening tests. This study will be the first to take a deep look at cognitive function over a full year of XT treatment. It will also examine how changes in thinking skills connect with other aspects of life, such as symptom control, daily functioning, and quality of life. By making cognition a central outcome, the study responds to an urgent need in schizophrenia research: moving beyond just controlling hallucinations and delusions toward improving real-world recovery. The results could help shape future treatment strategies and support the idea that cognition should be a core treatment target in schizophrenia.
Official title: A Prospective, Open-label, Single-arm, Multicenter Study Evaluating the Efficacy of Xanomeline/Trospium (XT) on Cognitive Impairment After 24 and 52 Weeks of Treatment in Adult Participants With Schizophrenia
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 55 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
171
Start Date
2026-01-14
Completion Date
2028-07-01
Last Updated
2026-03-03
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Xanomeline/trospium
Participants will receive oral xanomeline/trospium during the trial (target dose 125/30 BID).
Locations (16)
Medical University Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
UPC KU Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
National Institute of Mental Health
Klecany, Czechia
Psykiatrisk Center Glostrup
Glostrup Municipality, Denmark
University of Augsburg
Augsburg, Germany
University Hospital Cologne
Cologne, Germany
Central Institute of Mental Health
Mannheim, Germany
Ludwig Maximilian University
München, Germany
Semmelweis University
Budapest, Hungary
Sheba Medical Center
Ramat Gan, Israel
University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Naples, Italy
AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino
Torino, Italy
University Medical Center Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Hospital Universitario La Paz
Madrid, Spain
Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío
Seville, Spain